POLICE poured on to the streets of Huddersfield over the weekend as part of a high-visibility campaign to fight crime and the fear of crime.

POLICE poured on to the streets of Huddersfield over the weekend as part of a high-visibility campaign to fight crime and the fear of crime.

More than 150 officers, police community support officers, special constables, neighbourhood wardens and support staff were out to provide a reassuring presence to the public.

Over the weekend, 23 reports were made for alleged vehicle offences, 16 stop searches were made and 12 fixed-penalty tickets were issued.

The massive operation was part of the West Yorkshire force's Target anti-crime campaign.

Police also flooded the streets of Dewsbury town centre.

Officers conducted crime prevention surveys, offering advice on how to make properties more secure, and hundreds of people were given crime prevention literature and advice.

Children enjoyed free face-painting on the Piazza in Huddersfield, while parents chatted to police about crime prevention, learned about the Crimestoppers campaign - a special phone number people can ring to report crimes anonymously - and the work of police dogs.

Extra officers were drafted in from other parts of West Yorkshire to boost the numbers.